I'm trying to stop drinking beer.
 

And start drinking Scotch. Single malt.

Recommend me something good but reasonably affordable. So far I've tried Glenfiddich 12 and I dig it. Maybe a little too light for me, but not by a lot. Before the alcohipsters jump in and start ragging on Glenfiddich, please know that I haven't developed a palate yet and I have my "Real Scotch V card" still.

I have my eye on mostly Lowland/Highland stuff. Trying not to go full on Isley right now.

Any thoughts on Auchentoshan Three Wood? How would that compare to Glenfiddich 12?

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You're going to have to elaborate.

I think single malt is highly overrated. I really care more about how long the scotch has been aged then whether or not it's been blended. My go to is Johnny Walker Black, but I do dig some Macallan 30 once in a while.

I'm not opposed to blended at all!

I haven't tried Black yet, but I was planning on it because it seems to be a household name anyway. Any other rec's for blended? I do intend to also get some very high dollar stuff in both the single malt and blended vein either way, but I kinda wanna work my way there.

Good choice. I'm more of a bourbon and rye guy but I also hope to become a connoisseur of scotch one day. I don't know much about it yet but I recently tried The Dalmore 12 and loved it at least as much as anything else I've tried.

Enticing label design too:

http://cdn3.masterofmalt.com/whiskie...old-whisky.jpg

Ooh nice. Will look into this. Based on what I see so far, you probably like that 75% bourbon cask.

Nice price too.

Glenfiddich is great. I bought it as a gift for my parents one Christmas and it was delicious. I like Southern Comfort, even if it's lame it floats my ice boat.

As a straight up bourbon, SC is far too sweet for me. But then again, when someone offers me cake and candy, I routinely turn them down. So that's just a me thing I guess.

BUT I WILL NEVER FORGET THE MORNING AFTER I DRANK 18 MIKE'S HARD LEMONADES............

That might have been a catalyst.

I like sweet but not that rubbishy Schnaps drinks. JC Freebase, did you do them over a night or all in one go?

Have you tried crack? :P

Man, I am into Gentleman Jack, and Johnny Walker Black and Red, on the rocks plz. But that's if I got **** on my mind and I got drinking to do.

Pot. I recommend pot. Baked not fried, it's the healthy choice!

I was raised a toad-licker and I'll die a toad-licker

Over like a 6-8 hour span. Second worst hangover ever. My body doesn't take kindly to sugar.

First worst hangover ever was a f*cking crazy outlandish zoo-like experience in Romania. All I remember were many bottles of something called "Teachers".

:rofl: yes!

To be fair, I have to drink a lot of beer to get a buzz. I don't give a sh*t about the health aspect of it. I just hate getting all full from beer because of having to drink so much of it. I love drinking it and the flavor, but the sheer amount I have to drink kinda destroys the whole point. I like beer, but if I didn't have to totally rely on it for my buzz, I'd spend a whole lot less money on it.

Obviously, I could just stop drinking so much. And since you know I know that and still haven't, well, there's your answer.

Don't drink Guinness by the bucket and this won't be a problem...

One word; Islay. Laphraoig, Caol Isla, Lagavulin. If you're going to drink scotch you better fucking doing it right, peated out the ass and smoky as the devil's jizz.

Great recommendations in here. I'd like to second Dalmore. If you don't mind blends, DeWarr's White Label is on the cheaper side and has the added benefit of being a scotch you can find in most bars that won't bankrupt you.

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I went pick up some JWB today because, as much as I've heard about it, I've never tried it. (I was never much more than a beer person... until now)

WOW. I like this WAY more than Glenfiddich. It has a really nice smoky wood flavor. With 2 ice cubes, it still tastes great and balances out the harsher alcohol kick. I think I have a new favorite. And it's cheaper than the single malts.

How does the Macallan 30 compare to JWB?

idk if you have tried the Green Label Jack Daniels but far superior than the black label one that everyone likes to drink with coke.

I don't like bourbon or Tennessee whiskey.

Ahh okay. I just tried out bourbon for the first time and I don't mind it.

I may move onto Gin next and I have taking a strong liking to cognacs.

Most of that stuff is too "syrupy" for me. And I don't like clear alcohol at all by itself. I don't mind Gin and tonic with some lime if it's high quality Gin, but straight? Nah.

Yeah I noticed you mentioned earlier that you don't like sweeter stuff as well and that's like my weakness when I get mix drinks or when I chase stuff. Clear alcohol is good for mixing with other juices.

I've historically had an aversion to mixed drinks because I tend to drink a lot and I'd prefer not downing all that mixer. Gin + tonics were always ok because the mixer is light, but it was always more trouble than it was worth, for me.

Now that I've discovered my taste for scotch, it works out well for me because I can just drink it straight. I've never been able to do that with other whiskey or any clears. I think I can finally cut down my beer intake with JWB particularly, because it has more flavor than the Glenfiddich and what I've been doing is just buying like a 6 pack of good beer and having a couple scotches, then following with a beer. Rinse, repeat. It really helps to spread things out for me.

I did that last night and this morning when I woke up, I felt SO MUCH BETTER than I normally would. Because to achieve the level of buzz I'm used to, I normally have to drink about 16 high powered beers. Last night I drank 6 beers and like 4 very small glasses of scotch and I was good the whole night. It's quite honestly a godsend.

That is the precise instruction I give to the bartender whenever I order it.

To be honest, It's been so long since I've had Macallan's that I wouldn't really be able to tell you anything other than it's delicious.

However I have a boxed bottle of JWB sitting on my end table. It makes for a great headphone stand.

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I only read the title.

This is a terrible idea.

most indeededly

You got super healthy from drinking single malt scotch?

Holy hell man, that would be a temporary stand at best in my pad. I can't keep alcohol. I tend to drink all of it.

Edit:

I see tubes! What is that?

I think it was from all that SPAM...

Anyways, I started drinking Johnny Walkers Red last year and I've been enjoying it. I know there are better brands out there and one day I hope to try them, but until then I'll stick to what I know.

I'm sitting here sipping on JWB, and I finally understand that phrase that people say about going black...

It's a Schiit Lyr hybrid headphone amplifier (tube preamp stage/solid state power stage). The tubes are 1960 Amperex Bugle Boy 6DJ8s (Holland Heerlen factory). It's a pretty dreamy set up. The headphone stand has been upgraded, as the JWB is no longer.

That's super sexy.
Also my JWB is no longer as well. Guess I'll finish off the rest of the Glenfiddich and buy a few bottles of JWB tomorrow at lunch break. Score.